Design Proposals for a Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki

An anonymous, open design competition organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is envisioning a new branch of the museum on in the South Harbor area of Helsinki. The museum would cover international twentieth and twenty-first century art, with a special focus on Nordic art and architecture. The first round of submissions drew in 1,715 proposals from 77 countries. Click through the slideshow to see a handful of the submissions, which are poised to transform the waterfront area.

See the rest of the proposals online.

An anonymous proposal for the Guggenheim Helsinki features a box-like form that opens up toward the water.

Another design takes a more amorphous profile.

Many of the proposals feature a wood-clad exterior.

Stark geometries propose to reconfigure the waterfront.

Other designs envision the museum as a site for additional green space in the city.

This futuristic proposal incorporates the adjacent boardwalk.

Some proposals position walls of windows alongside the water, while others envision more elaborate facades.